Reducing the Costs of Course Materials

Farb, Sharon E.; Glushko, Robert J.; Orfano, Stephanie; Smith, Kelly

doi:10.1080/00987913.2017.1316628

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“…Students are required to purchase course materials (e.g., textbooks, lab equipment, access to learning resources). While economically privileged students are able to meet these financial obligations, these materials place undue stress on other students and can serve as an economic barrier to their education (Farb et al, 2017). As with other mental health crisis triggers, financial burdens—both generally and those associated with educational costs—can act as barriers to academic success.…”

Section: Changes In Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mental health in academia: Hacks for cultivating and sustaining wellbeing

Johnson

Lester

2021

American J Hum Biol

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Mental health concerns among university populations are on the rise. Faculty and students report increasing levels of depression, stress, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. These mental health crises reduce overall wellness and inhibit the educational process. We identify uncertainty, financial stress, disruptions to social networks, burnout, and the contemporary social/political climate as key triggers for mental health crises for faculty and students. Faculty are in a position to provide support to one another and their students and as such, we provide strategies that attend to these triggers and complement other forms of intervention. We do not intend these “hacks” to supplant structural change or reputable medical advice; rather, they are intended to help focus attention on the importance and magnitude of mental health concerns in academia and to offer some strategies that faculty can implement.

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Section: Changes In Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%